The recent recognitions of a Palestinian state and the October 10 ceasefire have been followed by a flurry of calls to “deradicalize” Palestinian society. The New York Times editorial board went so far as to compare this deradicalization project to the denazification of Germany after the Second World War. These calls have the situation backwards to the point of farce.
What? Hamas’s position of “give us a Palestinian state and we’ll give them our weapons” is very reasonable. Their lack of respect for civilian lives is one thing, but “batshit crazy” ain’t it. Why do you think they’re batshit crazy?